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Rio de Janeiro's Jorge Ben (Menezes) composed the Brazilian song "Mas Que Nada" and was first to record the tune for his first album "Samba Esquema Novo" in 1963. The album "Sergio Mendes & Brazil '66" was released in 1966 with the single getting

The original instrumental by Frank Pourcel was issued in 1961 on the album "Amour, Danse et Violions". The composers were listed as J. W. Stole (Frank Pourcel) and Del Roma (Paul Mauriat). In 1962 Petula Clark released the French tune "Chariot" (Frank

Once a Christmas favourite on the Late Show with David Letterman and elsewhere, Darlene Love (Wright) recorded "Chapel of Love" (Jeff Barry - Ellie Greenwich - Phil Spector) in 1963 with the Wrecking Crew. The song was originally written for the

Tony winner Ruth Brown's "Lucky Lips" (Leiber - Stoller) reached the R&B top ten and top thirty on the pop chart in 1957. Interestingly her follow up "This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'" was composed by Bobby Darin. Cliff Richard (Harry Webb) and the

Elvis Presley's "Suspicion" (Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman) is from the 1962 album "Pot Luck" and became a U.K. top ten hit in 1976. The Terry Stafford cover hit the top ten in 1964. Les Paul's brother-in-law Bob Summers produced and played most